Terms of Use
Last updated: January 20, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using the services offered by Bonsai Buddy, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our services.
2. Service Description
Bonsai Buddy is an AI-powered mobile application that helps users care for their bonsai trees. Our services include species identification through photo recognition, personalized care guides, watering reminders, wiring schedules, pest and disease diagnosis, and growth tracking features.
3. Eligibility
To use our services, you must be at least 13 years old. If you are between 13 and 18 years old, you must obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before using our services.
4. User Accounts
When creating an account on our platform, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
5. User Content
By submitting content to our platform (including photos of your bonsai trees, notes, and care logs), you grant Bonsai Buddy a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.
You are solely responsible for the content you submit and warrant that you have all necessary rights to grant the license above. You also agree that your content will not violate third-party rights or contain illegal or offensive material.
6. AI and Data Usage
Bonsai Buddy uses GPT models and other AI technologies to provide species identification, care recommendations, and plant health diagnosis. By using our services, you acknowledge that:
- AI recommendations are provided for informational purposes only and should not replace professional horticultural advice
- We collect and process location and weather data to provide personalized care recommendations
- Your plant photos may be used to improve our AI models and service quality
7. Intellectual Property
All content made available on our platform, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and data compilations, is the property of Bonsai Buddy or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright laws.
8. Limitation of Liability
Bonsai Buddy shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from the use or inability to use our services, including any harm to your plants resulting from following our care recommendations.
9. Modifications to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Modifications will take effect immediately upon publication of the updated terms. Your continued use of our services after the publication of any modifications constitutes acceptance of such modifications.
10. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
11. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at: support@bonsaibuddy.app